Porno Apples

On the way out this morning, passed a Burger King and saw this sign. OK, they're selling pre-cut fresh apples to kids. But really, aren't they trying to make a connection in adult and children's minds that for food to be fun, it must resemble deeply unhealthy food? Like for sex to be fun, it must be like a porn movie?

AM SNACK: 8am, swig of apple cider

BREAKFAST: 11am, half a bagel with cream cheese and salmon, pickle, chocolate babka, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 3:45pm, chocolate babka, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 5:30pm, popcorn, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 8pm, three kinds of Roman pizza, a little fava bean salad, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 3/5
Dinner at Pala with T and B, a pizza place thats a bit more upscale and pushing Roman-style, the oblong stuff with less-sauce focused toppings. I had a Buffala crudo, which was tomato water, whole cherry tomatoes, then finished with hunks of cold buffalo moz and lots of basil. Good, but needed salt, the crust was fluffy but flavorless, could've stayed in the oven for another 5 minutes. B got a pumpkin thing that was also under seasoned and didn't really taste like pumpkin -- must of been out of a tin. Still, nice crust mouthfeel. T's was vegan potato-pesto thing with odd moz soy-cheese, and the potato must of been pre-fried or something, because it was just too greasy. I've made potato-pizza at the Prospect Heights joint, and was soooo much better than this.

Pala has an Italaforno oven, three decks, similar to the one at the DUMBO restaurant, except they were running then at 325 degrees -- no wonder the pies seemed a bit pale-tasting! I wonder why they do that.....it increases cooking time and prevents browning.